12/06/2014

Commissioning to meet hearing need and for better access, outcomes, quality and choice

National Community Hearing Association - This is the first in a planned series of commissioning guidance documentsfor CCGs and local authorities. This guidance makes the case for offering adult hearing services in the community as it can improve access, quality and choice with high levels of patients satisfaction at lower and more transparent cost to the NHS. It also advises that long-term sustainability is best achieved through closer working relationships between commissioners, providers and other community and charity partners.